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Lambda Alpha Upsilon

Lambda Alpha Upsilon
ΛΑΥ
FoundedDecember 10th, 1985; 38 years ago (December 10th, 1985)
State University of New York at Buffalo
TypeSocial
Affiliation
StatusActive
EmphasisLatino
ScopeNational
Motto¡Venceremos porque Nacimos para Triunfar!
Colors  Red,   Yellow,   White and   Black
MascotAndean Condor
Chapters25 undergraduate, 7 alumni
Colonies10
Headquarters1162 St. Georges Avenue Suite #258
Avenel, New Jersey 07001
United States
Websitewww.lambdas.com

Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc. (ΛΑΥ or LAU, also known as Condors) is a Latino oriented Greek letter intercollegiate fraternity founded on December 10, 1985, at the State University of New York at Buffalo.[1][2] In 1998, it became the first East Coast based fraternity to join the majority West Coast and Mid-West based conference of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO) instead of the majority East Coast based ConcÌlio Nacional de Hermandades Latinas.[3]

Establishment

In the fall of 1985 at the University at Buffalo, sixteen young men of various ethnic backgrounds decided to form a support group that would provide a social and cultural outlet for students of Latin American descent. The university's Greek system lacked an organization dedicated to the needs of the Latino community. To meet those needs, the group chose to pursue recognition as the first Latino-oriented Greek-letter organization on campus. After a brief period of time of being recognized as a colony of La Unidad Latina, Lambda Upsilon Lambda Fraternity, Inc. by their institution, the individuals who had joined the group would go on to secede from the rest of Lambda Upsilon Lambda in 1988. In the process of which, they founded the Alpha chapter of Latino America Unida, Lambda Alpha Upsilon Fraternity, Inc., with them choosing the establishment date of the former colony as the founding date for the fraternity as a whole.[4][5]

The founding fathers are recognized by the fraternity as:

  • Antonio Adorno
  • José Betances
  • Miguel Buitrago
  • Manuel Cáceres
  • José Chiu
  • Ronald Ellín
  • Daniel Figueroa III
  • Victor Gutiérrez
  • Justo León
  • Julio Martínez Jr.
  • José Núñez
  • Antonio Rodríguez
  • Daryl Salas
  • Manny Sánchez
  • José Soto
  • Simón Vélez

Chapters

Undergraduate chapters

Lambda Alpha Upsilon reserves the Lambda chapter designation for deceased Hermanos.[6] In the chapter list below, active chapters ae indicated in bold and inactive chapters are in italics.[1][7]

Chapter Charter date Institution Location Status References
Alpha 1985 University at Buffalo Buffalo, New York Inactive [a]
Beta 1993 Rochester Institute of Technology Rochester, New York Active
Gamma 1994 St. John's University New York City, New York Inactive
Delta 1996 State University of New York at Oswego Oswego, New York Inactive
Epsilon 1996 New York Metro New York City, New York Active
Zeta 1997 State University of New York at Delhi Delhi, New York Active
Eta 1998 State University of New York at Old Westbury Old Westbury, New York Inactive
Theta 1999 Southern Connecticut State University New Haven, Connecticut Inactive
Iota 2001 University of Florida Gainesville, Florida Inactive
Kappa 2004 University of New Haven West Haven, Connecticut Inactive
Lambda Memorial [6]
Mu 2005 University of Wisconsin–Whitewater Whitewater, Wisconsin Active
Nu 2007 West Chester University West Chester, Pennsylvania Inactive
Xi 2008 University of Connecticut Storrs, Connecticut Active
Omicron 2009 Central Connecticut State University New Britain, Connecticut Active
Pi 2014 Syracuse University Syracuse, New York Active
Rho 2016 Binghamton University Vestal, New York Active
Sigma 2016 University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Tau 2016 State University of New York at Oneonta Oneonta, New York Active
Upsilon 2019 Nova Southeastern University Fort Lauderdale and Davie, Florida Active
Phi 2019 Florida Atlantic University Boca Raton, Florida Active
Chi 2021 State University of New York at New Paltz New Paltz, New York Active
Psi 2019 Drexel University Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Active
Omega 2022 Rutgers University–New Brunswick New Brunswick, New Jersey Active
Alpha Alpha 2023 Colorado School of Mines Golden, Colorado Active
Alpha Beta 2023 University of Denver Denver, Colorado Active
Trinity College Colony 2016 Trinity College Hartford, Connecticut Active
UWP Colony 2017 University of Wisconsin–Parkside Kenosha, Wisconsin Active
Syracuse Metro Colony 2019 Le Moyne College DeWitt, New York Active
FIU Colony 2022 Florida International University University Park, Florida Active
Marquette Colony 2024 Marquette University Milwaukee, Wisconsin Active
Northeastern Colony 2024 Northeastern University Boston, Massachusetts Active
  1. ^ This chapter was initially established as a colony of Lambda Upsilon Lambda in 1985. It would go onto rebrand itself as the Alpha chapter of Lambda Alpha Upsilon in 1988.

Alumni chapters

Iterations beginning with the letter Lambda are reserved for alumni chapters as described below.[1] The alumni chapters of Lambda Alpha Upsilon consist of working professionals and graduate-level students who were inducted as undergraduate members and are established in the workforce or continuing their education while deciding to remain active within the fraternity. Lambda Alpha Upsilon also inducts interested men with at least a bachelor's degree into one of the alumni chapters through the Graduate Induction Process. Lambda Alpha Upsilon officially recognizes the following alumni chapters:

Chapter Charter date Region Status References
Lambda Alpha 2005 Connecticut Active [7]
Lambda Beta 2005 New York City Metro Active [7]
Lambda Gamma 2010 Washington, D.C. Metro Active [7]
Lambda Delta 2012 Rochester/Buffalo Active [7]
Lambda Epsilon 2017 South Florida Active [7]
Lambda Zeta 2015 Wisconsin Active [7]
Lambda Eta 2017 Pennsylvania Active [7]
Lambda Theta 2024 New Jersey Active [7]
Lambda Iota 2024 Colorado Active [7]

Affiliations

The fraternity is a founding member of the National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations (NALFO).

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c William Raimond Baird; Carroll Lurding (eds.). "Almanac of Fraternities and Sororities (Baird's Manual Online Archive)". Student Life and Culture Archives. University of Illinois: University of Illinois Archives. Retrieved 5 Jul 2021. The main archive URL is The Baird's Manual Online Archive homepage.
  2. ^ "Latinx Sororities and Fraternities You Should Keep on Your Radar". 23 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Member Organizations – National Association of Latino Fraternal Organizations". Retrieved 2024-01-24.
  4. ^ Buffalo, State University of New York at (1986). "Buffalonian 1985-86". Buffalonian (RG 9-6-00-2). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  5. ^ Buffalo, State University of New York at (1992). "Buffalonian 1992". Buffalonian (RG 9-6-00-2). Retrieved December 2, 2024.
  6. ^ a b Lambda Archived 2012-03-10 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Chapters". Lambda Alpha Upsilon. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
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